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Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2000 06:28:39 -0800 (PST)
From: MERCATOR GmbH <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: jpgois <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [newbie] URGENT! Windows partion has gone!
First of all, thanks for your FAST response! I would REALLY appreciate, if
you could give me a hand in solving my problem.
I will explain at what point I am...
> DOS is nothing else than SUICIDE if you have ext2 partition on your HD.
> It already has destroyed some of my partitions while I didn't ask him anything.
HOW do I use the Linux fdisk program?
> Normally, if you let the installation program handle the LILO installation, you
> should just type DOS at the boot prompt, and it should boot your window
> partition.
I tried this, but it doesn`t work. I can ONLY boot Linux with the floppy
and then I have the choice between "Linux" and "rescue"!
> if it doesn't (and that your windows partition hasn't been destroyed!!!), you
> have to configure lilo, by editing the /etc/lilo.conf file.
PLEASE.... do NOT say those things... :-))
I hope it has NOT been destroyed!! I have already edited/viewed the
lilo.conf file. I will write farther down what I have in this file.
> PS : if you REALLY urgently need to boot your windows, you can boot with a DOS
> floppy disk and type fdisk /mbr to restore a windows MBR. But then you'll have
> to boot your linux with a LILO floppy or something to reinstall lilo and be
> able to boot both win and linux.
I already tried this, but it does NOT work !!! :-((
so, here is what I have in my lilo.conf:
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boot=/dev/hda3
read-only
pompt
.... (and so on)...
other=/dev/hda1
label=windows
table=/dev/hda
other=/dev/sda1
label=windows2
table=/dev/hda
image=/boot/vmlinuz
root=/dev/hda3
label=linux
append=""
and then the stuff for old_linux,floppy etc.
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so... HOW can I get my Windows to work??? Can I create a new partition
from Linux for Windows?
I can access and see ALL my files from Linux! I have two icons on my
desktop, for hda1 and sda1 (my Linux is on hda3 by teh way..) and clicking
on these icons, I see all my Windows stuff.
Please help me!!
Thanks
Marc
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